EP2441070A4 - Electronic paper display whitespace utilization - Google Patents

Electronic paper display whitespace utilization

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Publication number
EP2441070A4
EP2441070A4 EP10786625.3A EP10786625A EP2441070A4 EP 2441070 A4 EP2441070 A4 EP 2441070A4 EP 10786625 A EP10786625 A EP 10786625A EP 2441070 A4 EP2441070 A4 EP 2441070A4
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Prior art keywords
whitespace
utilization
electronic paper
paper display
display
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2441070A1 (en
Inventor
Chevalier Vincent Le
Garth Conboy
William Leshner
Ruze Richards
Brady Duga
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Google LLC
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Skiff LLC
eBook Technologies Inc
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Publication of EP2441070A1 publication Critical patent/EP2441070A1/en
Publication of EP2441070A4 publication Critical patent/EP2441070A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/451—Execution arrangements for user interfaces

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  • Strategic Management (AREA)
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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Game Theory and Decision Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
  • Document Processing Apparatus (AREA)
  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
EP10786625.3A 2009-06-10 2010-06-07 Electronic paper display whitespace utilization Withdrawn EP2441070A4 (en)

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US12/482,013 US20100315326A1 (en) 2009-06-10 2009-06-10 Electronic paper display whitespace utilization
PCT/US2010/037600 WO2010144351A1 (en) 2009-06-10 2010-06-07 Electronic paper display whitespace utilization

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EP2441070A1 EP2441070A1 (en) 2012-04-18
EP2441070A4 true EP2441070A4 (en) 2013-04-24

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US (1) US20100315326A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2441070A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2012529675A (en)
CA (1) CA2764820A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2010144351A1 (en)

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